Color Options from American Patchwork & Quilting August 2010

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Kick Summer Salsa up another notch with a bold expanded color palette. The large-scale prints of Berkeley by Alice Kennedy for Timeless Treasures fit well within the large setting squares. For a smaller version that maintains symmetry, quilt tester Laura Boehnke used only the center portion of the original design. Learn more[4] about this fabric collection.

Like shortcuts? A charm pack is perfect for this pattern’s 2-1/2" squares and narrow strips. Quilt tester Laura Boehnke used 1930s reproduction prints from Judie Rothermel’s Aunt Grace collection for Marcus Fabrics. The result is a scrappy table topper with more pronounced color variations than the original.

Watch new shapes emerge as you tweak the color placement of Linked Together. By using the same batik for the rectangles in the diagonal units and the 2-1/2" squares in the block segments, quilt tester Laura Boehnke made the spinning pinwheels prominent. A tan batik in the inner border and each block corner unifies the design.

Piece the same 16-Patch block using bright prints or holiday flannels. Bright colors from the Garden Whimsy collection by Kim Schaefer for Andover fabrics radiate from the center in Blooming Borders 16-Patch Throw. Quilt tester Laura Boehnke rotated the same 16-Patch block to diagonal rows in the Flannel Furrow variation.

A purple wool 18-1/2" square makes a bold background for executive editor Jennifer Keltner’s version of Coneflower Pillow. She embellished some of the petals and leaves, which are all cotton, with rows of long running stitches.

Warm up Color Your World with harvest-inspired hues. To create a harmonious look, quilt tester Laura Boehnke pieced four identical blocks using fabrics from the Olivia collection by Gudrun Erla of G.E. Designs for Red Rooster Fabrics. Geometric prints in the border and star points frame the soft florals featured in the center of the Snowball units.

A chocolate brown border contrasts with the light blue background on this contemporary wall hanging. As a nod to the original quilt’s mix of plaids, stripes, and checks, quilt tester Laura Boehnke chose a dotty “stripe” from the Color Defined collection by Faye Burgos for Marcus Fabrics for the setting squares and triangles. For a less scrappy look, Laura used similar color placement in each Churn Dash block.